Sunderland 1-0 Fulham 30/08

[alfie]

HT thoughts:

Iwobi, still careless passes, easily taken off ball
Garcia, same as Iwobi, though he did put nice pass through to King
Bobb, had what I thought a great chance and just fluffed.  1 v 1 and loads of space on the right, at top of the box, could have just taken ball a bit wider and taken a shot
Needless yellow by Andersen
Way too much reliance on Leno to start play, passing back to him way too much, I get nervous seeing him on the ball
Defensive set up has been solid, not giving Sunderland many decent chances
Offense did have a couple half chances (King) but still looks sluggish, Garcia Palacios not impressive

Anderson clearly got the ball, needless booking by the ref.

[LPNCanadian]

The game has been a bit dull up to this point, but I can accept it. In my view, the team appears to be performing better than they did under Silva. We're younger and applying more pressure, and I believe it will take some time for everything to come together.

[LittleErn]

Garcia seems to be more of a "sniffer" that will thrive on balls into a crowded box. He hasn't shown much in this game where we're not playing high up the pitch.

[Coastwalker]

Look on the bright side,we're up to 13th in the league at this present time.

[Moussa Dembele the 3rd]

Bobb, King, and Palacios are so unthreatening behind Garcia. Kevin and Smith-Rowe should be in the team.

Or Charles to the middle with Iwobi on a wing.

[FFC007]

Bobb needs hooking... been hopeless.

[Grassy Noel]

And Bobb continues to depress.

[Simply91]

Bobb needs hooking... been hopeless.

So shocking :(

[SimonDaviesEnjoyer]

I think credit to Sunderland here, they've been good at winning the ball back. Frustrating to watch though.

[SerbianLad]

Why did the ref allow their keeper to blatantly time waste there???

[St Eve]

Kevin for Bobb please

[Jules]

Get Bobb off and put Zepa on

[bahay18]

So 1 mins off the pitch for receiving treatment . Sunderland take 30 seconds to take a free kick , on you go lad .

[Trusty Steed]

Bobb makes the wrong decisions.
I used to be exited by the prospect of Bob and Kevin on the wings, but I don't think it would be very productive

[SerbianLad]

Iwobi, Palacios and Bobb off for Charles, Kevin and ESR is what I would do. Move King to rw

[Moussa Dembele the 3rd]

Bobb makes the wrong decisions.
I used to be exited by the prospect of Bob and Kevin on the wings, but I don't think it would be very productive

He's having a horrible game, but I still think he's a good player. Works hard, technically gifted, seems completely devoid of confidence though.

[FFC007]

Really sloppy stuff....

[SerbianLad]

This Sunderland play acting is getting ridiculous

[akf]

Really sloppy stuff....

not just the players - the officiating isnt much better

[DevonFFC]

Bobb has had a stinker, the left won't I'm not sure who it is there but often it's vacant.

Need to ring the changes before the game gets away from us